Israel-Gaza Conflict

20 stories about Israel-Gaza Conflict
סם אלטמן

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls for more empathy for Muslims, Palestinians in tech

05.01.24|CTech and Reuters
“Muslim and Arab (especially Palestinian) colleagues in the tech community I've spoken with feel uncomfortable speaking about their recent experiences, often out of fear of retaliation and damaged career prospects,” Altman wrote on X
ליז מגיל נשיאת אוניברסיטת פנסילבניה UPENN

Penn professors visit Israel on solidarity mission, call out US campus antisemitism

04.01.24|Reuters
Penn president Liz Magill resigned last month after declining to give a U.S. congressional committee a definitive "yes" or "no" answer to the question of whether calling for genocide of Jews violated the school code of conduct
קלודין גיי נשיאת הרווארד במהלך שימוע ב קונגרס

Harvard President Gay resigns amid antisemitism and plagiarism controversies

02.01.24|Reuters
Gay's tenure was the shortest in Harvard's history and followed increasing pressure for her resignation after University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill stepped down last month following their congressional testimony about antisemitism on campus
אלכסנדר אלכס קארפ מנכ"ל פלנטיר Palantir

Tech giant Palantir to hold first board meeting of 2024 in Israel

02.01.24|CTech
“We stand with Israel. The board of directors of Palantir will be gathering in Tel Aviv next week for its first meeting of the new year. Our work in the region has never been more vital. And it will continue,” the U.S. company announced
חיילי מילואים חיילים מלחמת עזה

Return of IDF reservists presents unique challenges for tech companies

01.01.24|Maayan Manela
Reservists face the challenge of readjusting to work after 7/10, straddling between the familiar and the altered
כוחות צה"ל חיילים מחרימים כסף מזומן מ חמאס ליד רמאללה

Israel seizes millions of dollars of Hamas funding in West Bank raids

28.12.23|Reuters
Israeli army and Shin Bet security personnel carried out the raids across the West Bank, targeting financial service providers, as well as cryptocurrencies, with a special cyber crimes unit taking part in the investigation
ועידת תחזיות - יואל אסתרון מול כלכליסט

10 essential national tasks for the new year

27.12.23|Yoel Esteron
2024 will be at least as critical as 1974. Therefore, in order not to sink into a lost decade like after the Yom Kippur War, we need to start a national reform now, says Calcalist Publisher Yoel Esteron
לוחמים חות'ים

Are the global underwater communication cables the next target of Houthi terrorism?

26.12.23|Elihay Vidal
The Yemeni terrorist militia has yet to directly threaten attacks against the internet infrastructures connecting the East and the West, but there are concerns that they could attempt to damage the international communication cables laid on the seabed of the Bab al Mandab Strait
עובדי גלואט gloat משרדים

The trends that shaped the tech employment ecosystem in 2023

26.12.23|Maayan Manela
The past year began with a global crisis, continued with a domestic constitutional crisis and, when high-tech was already at a low point, the war against Hamas broke out. Despite all of this, the forecast for 2024 is optimistic
טנק של צה"ל ב עזה מלחמת עזה 25.12.23

War with Hamas to cost Israel at least another $14 billion in 2024 and result in a near-tripling of budget deficit

25.12.23|Reuters
Briefing lawmakers, the Finance Ministry said the war was expected to stretch at least two months into 2024, adding 30 billion shekels for security and another 20 billion for civilian and other expenses
מתקפת סייבר האקר האקרים אבטחת מחשבים

Over 15 cyber attack groups affiliated with Iran, Hezbollah or Hamas are operating against Israel, says National Cyber Directorate

25.12.23|Omer Kabir
According to a report published by the National Cyber Directorate summarizing the cyber events since the beginning of the war, their main targets include academia, healthcare, water, energy, fuel, transportation and maritime shipping sectors
אפליקציית ניווט ווייז גוגל Waze

Waze resumes real-time traffic updates in Israel despite war

24.12.23|Omer Kabir
The navigation app has restored live traffic information in coordination with the IDF's Home Front Command. Google Maps has also partially restored its traffic display, while Apple’s service remains disabled
משרדי אנבידיה NVIDIA תל אביב

Nvidia donates $15 million to non-profits amidst war

24.12.23|Meir Orbach
Thousands of employees from 30 different countries donated $5 million, an amount that was tripled by Nvidia with an additional $10 million donation